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We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated Sessional GCSE English Lecturer to work with our Football Students. This unique role involves delivering engaging and effective English lessons tailored to the needs of students who are pursuing their passion for football alongside their academic studies.
Hours:
approximately 4 hours per week (Teaching - Monday 3pm - 4pm and Thursday 10am - 12pm,
Admin - 1 hour)
Salary:
£25 per hour
Location:
Fairfields Sports Hub, Milton Keynes & home
Key Responsibilities:
* Plan, prepare, and deliver GCSE English Lessons that inspire and motivate students.
* Assess and monitor student progress, providing constructive feedback and support.
* Adapt teaching methods to meet the diverse learning needs of football students.
* Collaborate with the sports department to integrate English learning with football training schedules.
* Maintain accurate records of student attendance, progress, and achievements.
* Create a positive and inclusive learning environment.
Duties & Responsibilities:
* Prepare and teach GCSE English lessons to 16+ Students including day to day management of own delivery. Facilitate good working relationships with the wider team, working alongside them to plan and deliver improvements in the quality of teaching and learning, and to ensure effective collaboration. The GCSE Maths and English Lecturers will support planning.
* Assess and monitor student progress: including profiling, organisation and supervision of enrolments, inductions and diagnostic assessments, ILPs, learner records.
* To maintain up to date course files, resources and data, and support internal and external verification purposes.
* To maintain learner details, personal targets, including attendance, tracking of progress, and achievement.
* To maintain course targets electronically, including enrichment, added value, progression and to record achievement electronically.
* Attend team meetings and internal and external verification meetings as required.
* Liaison with parents, carers, employers, sponsors, managing agents and other agencies, (including work-based training contractors), as required.
* To represent Varsity Nine where appropriate with external organisations.
* To support student programmes and awards.
* To observe and implement Varsity Nine policies and procedures, e.g. Health and Safety, Fire Regulations, etc.
* To carry out any other duties that are reasonable and within the level of responsibility for the post as determined by the Head of Department - Learning.
Person Specification:
* Level 4/equivalent qualification in English Language/Literature PTTLS, City and Guilds 7407, Certificate in Education, DTLLS or equivalent or PGCE.
* Experience of teaching GCSE English Subjects and of teaching 16–18 and 19+ learners.
* Experience of interviewing learners, evaluating and identifying learner's ability & monitoring individual learner progress.
* Good communication and interpersonal skills
* Good time management
* Good organisational /admin skills
* IT literate
* Use of own laptop to deliver online lessons.
* May be required to teach evening sessions.
* Need to be able to travel to Fairfields, Milton Keynes.
The post holder will be directly responsible to the Head of Department - Learning who in turn reports to the Board of Varsity Nine.